July Editorial 2019

WE NEED A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF DATA LOCALIZATION
31, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent furore over data localization in social and print media due over the claim that the provisions in Draft Personal Data Protection Bill…
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GREAT GAME IN AFRICA
30, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context Defence Minister’s recent visit to Mozambique, which is a good moment to reflect on the growing significance of the East African coastal countries and…
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CRYPTOCURRENCY: IMC PANEL FAVOURS BAN IN INDIA
29, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies headed by finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg recently submitted its report to the Government. What is Cryptocurrency? A cryptocurrency…
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THE COUNTRY’S NEW DNA LAW RAISES PRIVACY CONCERNS
27, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 was recently introduced in Lok Sabha by Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Science and Technology.…
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MAKING NATIONAL LEGISLATURES MORE GENDER-BALANCED
26, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recently released Global Gender Gap Report and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) report highlights the glaring gender bias that exists in world parliaments. Introduction Democracy…
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CARPOOLING – AN IDEA THAT NEEDS REGULATORY INTERVENTION IN INDIA
25, Jul 2019 | Editorial
What is Carpooling? Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing and lift-sharing) is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car,…
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FALTERING STEPS IN THE ANTI-AIDS MARCH
24, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent issues faced by UNAIDS programme that threatened its very existence and its affliction on global AIDS response. What is UNAIDS? Joint United…
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E-CIGARETTES: A NEW PERIL UNDER SCRUTINY
23, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The Government has put forth a proposal to ban e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). What Are E-Cigarettes? An e-cigarette is a…
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SHOULD PUBLIC TRANSPORT BE MADE FREE?
22, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Background: The Delhi government's proposal to offer free rides to women on the metro and buses, which it argued would enhance safety, was among the…
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ADVANTAGES OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
21, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Background: For a little over a decade, the term blockchain has been flitting in and out of news cycles, especially in connection with bitcoin, the…
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GREEN SHOOTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
20, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: India’s dream of becoming a $5-trillion economy by 2024 is now in the open with a ‘blue sky’ vision envisaged in the Economic Survey…
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COURT RELAXES RULES FOR WOMAN TO ABORT FOETUS SUFFERING FROM CONGENITAL ANOMALY
16, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The Delhi High Court has relaxed the law governing termination of pregnancy to allow a 27-year-old woman to abort her 25-week foetus diagnosed with…
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WHY IS INDIA OPTING FOR OVERSEAS BONDS?
15, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The government plans to raise a part of its gross borrowing in external markets. Why it is in News? The Government, announced in the…
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NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS
15, Jul 2019 | Editorial
What exactly is the National Register of Citizens? The register is meant to be a list of Indian citizens living in Assam. For decades, the…
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Explained: what is merchant discount rate and why does it matter?
13, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Merchant Discount Rate (alternatively referred to as the Transaction Discount Rate or TDR) is the sum total of all the charges and taxes that a…
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WHERE INDIA STANDS IN BATTLE AGAINST MEASLES, HOW SRI LANKA ELIMINATED IT
11, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Sri Lanka has made health history after spending three years free of any new measles cases and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that…
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A SHOT AT ECONOMIC LOGIC
10, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: India needs to prepare for the promising impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Why is in News? The 12th Extra-Ordinary Summit of…
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EXPLAINED: AUTOMATED FACIAL RECOGNITION: WHAT NCRB PROPOSES, WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS
10, Jul 2019 | Editorial
What is Automated Facial Recognition? AFRS works by maintaining a large database with photos and videos of peoples’ faces. Then, a new image of an…
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NO EASY ANSWER TO ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
09, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The most keenly watched number in the Union Budget is, perhaps, the ratio of fiscal deficit to GDP. A decline in the ratio is…
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR INDIA TO BECOME A $5-TRILLION ECONOMY
08, Jul 2019 | Editorial
It is now clear that the main goal of the second Modi government will be to make India a $5-trillion economy by the end of…
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EXPANDING INDIA’S SHARE IN GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY
06, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: From a modest beginning in the 1960s, India’s space programme has grown steadily, achieving significant milestones. These include Fabrication of satellites, Space-Launch Vehicles, and…
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Should India Stay with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Mooted by ASEAN
04, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which announced the idea of a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2012, is pushing stakeholders…
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Lessons from Bhutan
04, Jul 2019 | Editorial
Context: The encouragement of an excellent income for teachers could mitigate many ills that affect India’s education system. Why it is in News? If a…
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